Kiva is a rare girls' name that peaked in 1974 and has grown less common since.
Kiva is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #9,187 among girls (11) and #11,413 among boys (6) — overall #11,610 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | #9,187 | #11,413 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | #9,264 | — |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | #7,102 | — |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | #7,475 | — |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | #9,270 | — |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 | #11,643 | — |
| 2019 | 9 | 9 | #10,952 | — |
| 2018 | 19 | 19 | #6,396 | — |
| 2017 | 8 | 8 | #12,237 | — |
| 2016 | 10 | 10 | #10,505 | — |
| 2015 | 12 | 12 | #9,250 | — |
| 2014 | 14 | 14 | #8,301 | — |
| 2013 | 18 | 18 | #6,891 | — |
| 2012 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,607 |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 | #18,284 | — |
| 2010 | 13 | 13 | #12,912 | #13,406 |
| 2009 | 7 | 7 | #14,516 | — |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 | #16,522 | — |
| 2007 | 18 | 18 | #7,261 | — |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | #18,724 | — |
| 2005 | 15 | 15 | #13,787 | #8,748 |
| 2004 | 8 | 8 | #12,231 | — |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 | #17,139 | — |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 | #12,962 | — |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | #14,493 | — |
| 2000 | 15 | 15 | #7,004 | — |
| 1999 | 8 | 8 | #10,898 | — |
| 1998 | 13 | 13 | #7,342 | — |
| 1997 | 11 | — | #8,062 | — |
| 1996 | 14 | — | #6,565 | — |
| 1995 | 9 | — | #9,154 | — |
| 1994 | 13 | — | #10,056 | #9,623 |
| 1993 | 5 | — | #14,638 | — |
| 1992 | 10 | — | #8,422 | — |
| 1991 | 13 | — | #6,802 | — |
| 1990 | 9 | — | #8,867 | — |
| 1989 | 16 | — | #5,426 | — |
| 1988 | 13 | — | #6,077 | — |
| 1987 | 12 | — | #6,130 | — |
| 1986 | 13 | — | #5,601 | — |
| 1985 | 16 | — | #4,741 | — |
| 1984 | 15 | — | #4,847 | — |
| 1983 | 13 | — | #5,294 | — |
| 1982 | 12 | — | #5,717 | — |
| 1981 | 15 | — | #4,839 | — |
| 1980 | 20 | — | #3,917 | — |
| 1979 | 20 | — | #3,839 | — |
| 1978 | 15 | — | #4,549 | — |
| 1977 | 14 | — | #4,781 | — |
| 1976 | 27 | — | #2,831 | — |
| 1975 | 23 | — | #3,102 | — |
| 1974 | 30 | — | #2,525 | — |
| 1973 | 25 | — | #2,785 | — |
| 1972 | 17 | — | #3,627 | — |
| 1971 | 19 | — | #3,432 | — |
| 1970 | 16 | — | #3,788 | — |
| 1969 | 15 | — | #3,696 | — |
| 1968 | 8 | — | #5,378 | — |
| 1967 | 6 | — | #6,393 | — |
| 1966 | 12 | — | #3,842 | — |
| 1965 | 7 | — | #5,542 | — |
| 1964 | 7 | — | #5,738 | — |
| 1963 | 9 | — | #4,705 | — |
| 1962 | 12 | — | #3,901 | — |
| 1961 | 15 | — | #3,395 | — |
| 1960 | 11 | — | #4,048 | — |
| 1958 | 8 | — | #4,707 | — |